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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
$1®0© PKEMIUM 
ALLEN’S MOWER 
FARM JLATOJS FOSS SAFE. 
FOR BEST MOWING MACHINE, 1856. 
T HE Trustees of the “ Massachusetts 
Society for Promoting Agriculture” hereby give notice 
that the premium of ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS for the 
best Mowing Machine, is now open to all competitors. 
To entitle any one to compete for the P) emium, he must enter 
the Mowing Machine, with full particulars of its principles of 
construction, weight, and selling price, with the subscriber, on 
or before the first day of June, 1856. 
Every competitor will be required, at his own cost, to exhibit 
to and submit a trial of his Machine to the Trustees, upon not 
less than five acres of grass land. 
The Trustees likewise reserve the right of ordering further 
trials upon land of their selection, if they think it expedient or 
necessary to do so. 
No competitor will be allowed to entermore than one Machine 
of a similar principle of construction, and he must have the 
legal right to make, sell and exhibit the same and those of a sim¬ 
ilar construction, for use within the State of Massachusetts. 
The Trustees reserve the right of witliho ding the award of 
the Premium and continuing it for another year, if no Machine 
is exhibited which in their opinion, does not by its labor and 
expense-saving properties over the common method of scythe 
mowing, recommend itself for general introduction and use. 
Any further information will be given to persons applying for 
the same, by addressing the subscriber. 
THOMAS MOTLEY, Jr., 
March 15.—111—113n39 Jamaica Plain, Mass. 
NEW-YOUK AGRICULTURAL warehouse and 
SEED STORE. 
F armers and merchants will 
find at my Warehouse every Implelement or Machine re¬ 
quired on a PLANTATION, FARM, or GARDEN. In addi 
tion to the foregoing, I would all attention to the following, 
among many others : 
VEGETABLE CUTTERS and VEGETABLE BOILERS, 
for cutting and boiling food for stock. 
BUSH HOOKS and SCYTHES, ROOT-PULLER&. POST- 
HOLE AUGURS, OX YOKES, OX, LOG and TRACE 
CHAINS 
Grub Hoes, Picks, Shovels, 
Spades, Wheelbarrows, Harrows, 
Cultivators, Road-Scrapers, Grindstones, 
Seed and Grain Drills, Garden Engines. 
Sausage Cutters and StufFers, Garden and Field Rollers, Mow¬ 
ing and Reaping Machines, Chums, Cheese Presses, Portable 
Blacksmith Forges, Bark Mills, Corn and Cob Crushers, Weath¬ 
er Vanes, Lightning Rods, Horticultural and Carpenters’Tool 
Chests. 
Clover Hullers, Saw Machines, ' Cotton Gins, 
Shingle Machines, Scales, Gin Gear. 
Apple Parers, Rakes, Wire Cloth, 
Hay and Manure Forks, Belting for Machinery, &e. 
GRENOBLE HOSE.—A su- 
rior Hose, manufactured of the finest Hemp— 
a cheap and excellent substitute for Leather 
and Gutta Percha. It is especially recommended to Planters, 
Nurserymen, Fire Companies, S'eamhoats, Manufactories, 
Dwellings, &c. It costs less'han half the price of leather, is 
lighter, st mds as much pressure, is as durable, and is not sub¬ 
jected for its preservation to the expense of oiling or greasing, 
neither is it injured by frost. 
For sale, and orders for importation received in sizes from 1 
*o7 inches in diameter,by CH \RLES LENZMANN,54 Cedur- 
st., New-York. where certificates of its superior qualities can 
be examined, from Alfred Carson Esq , Chief Engineer of the 
New-York Fire Department; from James McFarlan, Esq., 
Chief Engineer of the Union Ferry Co., and also from official 
authorities of some of the large cities of Europe. —112n59 
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS; 
-AS- FIELD and GARDEN SEEDS : 
No. 1 PERUVIAN GUANO; 
SUPERPHOSPHATE OF I.IME; 
CHARCOAL DUST; POUDRETTE: PLASTER for land 
purposes; BONE, fine and coarse, Sic. 
MAGIC CORN AND COB MILL.—This 
mil lhns improvements over all other com mills, and requires 
less power. For sale at the North River Agricultural Ware¬ 
house. GRIFFING, BROTHER & CO.. 
110—U2n22 60 Courtlandt-st., New-York. 
s 
EED POTATOES.—Several best vari- 
Black and White Seed Oats. 
Spring Wheat. 
Spring Rve. 
Seed Barley. „ • 
Field Peas. Seed Corn, and a large assortment < f fresh and 
reliable Garden seeds, for sale by 
R. L. ALLEN 189 and 191 Water-st. 
A GRICULTURAL ENGINEERS.—The 
-ljol undersigned, having long experience as Engineers, will 
pay attention to those branches of their profession connected 
with Agriculture, viz : Land Surveying and Mapping, the ar 
rangement and construction of houses and farm buildings.— 
Draining and Irrigation in all their branches. Also, the 
adaptation of all machinery necessary for agricultural purposes, 
including steam engines, wind and water mills, water rams, 
force pumps, &c. Materials and machinery purchased on com¬ 
mission. SHIPMAN & HAMMOND. 
I ll—121n48 No. 63 Trinity Buildings. Ill Broadway, N. Y. 
P LOWS of all kinds. Wrought Iron Plows, 
and Plows with wrought iron Points. 
L ITTLE GIANT and other Corn and Cob 
Crushers 
JgURR STONE and Iron Grain Mills. 
ARROWS ; Hay and Stalk Cutters. 
g<EED SOWERS, &c., in great variety. 
jpUELD and Garden Seeds. 
G UANO, Bone Dust, Poudretto, Super- 
phosphate of Lime, &c. 
A LLEN’S IMPROVED MOWER, AND 
MOWER AND REAPER—the best in America. 
A largo assortment of the most approved Agricultural and 
Horticultural implements, of good quality and at low prices, 
For sale by R. L. ALLEN, 
109— 199 and 191 Water-st., New-York 
THE BEST IN THE UNITED STATES. 
To be sure of a Machine you should order 
at once. 
We give a few from more than one hundred testimonials, copies 
of which can be had on application. 
R. L. Allen, N. Y —I have used Allen’s Mower for two sea¬ 
sons, and have cut 70 to 80 tons fodder each season. Wc have 
used it in light and heavy grass, over rough and level surface, in . 
wet and dry. The machine has succeeded admirably. It has 
not cost me $2 in two years. It is the best and most perfect 
mower I ever saw work, being of easy draught, and requiring no 
more than ordinary walk of horses to do the work well, cutting 
the grass as low and more level than any hand-mowing. I can 
cut with ease 12 acres in a day; and, with two horses, weighing 
2 100 pounds, (the two.) can follow it day after day. I should 
like to see any improvement that may come along; but if I could 
not get such another as Allen’s, I would not part with it for 
$1,000—indeed, for any money. I have had numbers of farmers 
see my mower work, and they all admit it is the best they ever 
saw woik. John Giles. 
Woodstock, Conn., Oct. 25,1855. 
R. L. Allen, Sir:—I do not think a better mowing machine 
can be made than your Allen’s Improved. I cut 19 tons of hay 
off 8 acres with it, and I was only four hours cutting it. Much 
of the grass was badly lodged and tangled; indeed. I had no idea 
that a mowing machine would work in it at all. The grass was 
cut in first-rate style, and no clogging. I have cut, in all, 60 
acres, without a cent cost for repairs. It is easy of draught to 
the horses, and they can be walked slow or quick It is com¬ 
pact and durable, and easily managed. I saw it worked at 
Flushing, in June last, when four different patent mowers were 
worked beside it. I was certainly impartial in my desire to 
choose the best machine; and I chose yours, (Allens,) as none of 
them could compare, with it in the qualities I have named. 
Patchogue, L. I., Nov. 10, 1855. Austin Roe. 
R. L. Allen, N. Y., Sir:—I can highly recommend your Al¬ 
len Mower. It is easy draught for a pair of horses. I have used 
it in very heavy and lodged grass; it cut without clogging, and 
better than could be done with a scythe. It is durable, compact, 
and easily managed. Frost Horton, 
Of the firm of Minor & Horton. 
Peekskill, N. Y.,Nov. 2, 1855. 
ATKINS’ AUTOMATON : 
OR, 
SELF-RAKING REAPER AND MOWER, 
BEST MACHINE IN USE. 
I (the first) used in 1852. 
40 used successfully in 1853. 
300 in twenty different States in 1854. 
1200 in all parts of the Union in 1855. 
3000 building for the harvest of 1856. 
T here are six good reasons for 
this unparalleled increase and great popularity : 1st. It is 
strong and reliable, and easily managed. 2d. It saves the hard 
labor of Raking. 3d. It saves at least another hand in binding. 
4th. It saves shattering by the careful handling in raking; be¬ 
sides, the straw being laid straight, it is well secured in the 
sheaf, and does not drop in the after handling, and the heads are 
not exposed in the stack, so that the GRAIM SAVING even 
exceeds the LABOR SAVING 5th. It is a good Mower, being 
one of the best convertible machines in use. 6th. It has a knife 
that does not choke. 
Its other excellencies, too numerous to mention here, arc 
fairly given in the circulars. Its intrinsic worth is also attested 
by the award (mostly in only 3 years) of 
OVER 70 FIRST PREMIUMS ! 
PRICE.—Reaper and Mower, $200—$75 on its receipt, $75 
first September, and $50 first December. Price of Self-Raking 
Reaper only $175. Considerable saving in freight to those at a 
distance who order prior to 1st March; also liberal discount for 
advance payment. 
To secure a Machine, order immediately. Though so little 
known the past season, and none ready for delivery till 1st May, 
yet not two-thirds the customers could be supplied. The repu¬ 
tation of Ihemachine isnowwidely established, so thatTHREE 
THOUSAND will not as nearly supply the demand as twelve 
hundred did last year, and we shall also be selling four months 
earlier. 
JSjf’ Order early, if you w ould not be disappointed. 
Pamphlets giving IMPARTIALLY the opinions of Farmers, 
together with orders, notes, &c., mailed to applicants, and pre- 
Write to us af Chicago, Ill.; Dayton, Ohio, or Baltimore, 
Md., whichever is nearest to you. 
J. S. WRIGHT & CO. 
“ Prairie Farmer” Works, Chicago, Feb. 20,1856, 110-113n27 
P ORTABLE FORGES AND BELLOWS, 
(QUEENS PATENT,) 
The best Forge in market for 
Blacksmit hs’ work, Boiler makers, 
Mining, Quarrying, Shipping, plan¬ 
tations, Contractors on Railroads 
and Public Works, Coppersmiths, 
Gas Fitters, &c.,&c. 
Also, an improved PORTABLE 
MELTING FURNACE for Jew¬ 
ellers, Dentists, Chemists, &c. 
Both of these are constructed 
with sliding doors to protect, the 
fire from wind and rain when used 
out doors, and lor perfect safety 
and free escape of smoke when 
used indoors. They are compact 
for Shippping. 
Circulars with particulars and 
prices will be forwarded upon application. 
FREDERICK P. FLAGLER, 
Sole Manufacturer, 210 Water-st., New-York. 
85—llGnll90N8 
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL 
RAILROAD COMPANY 
IS NOW PREPARED TO SELL 
OVER TWO MILLION OF ACRES 
OF 
E A II MING LANDS, 
IN TRACTS OF FORTY ACRES AND UPWARD, 
ON LONG CREDIT AND AT LOW RATES OF INTEREST. 
These lands were granted by the Government, to aid in the 
construction of this Railroad, and include some of the richest 
and most fertile prairies in the State, interspersed here and 
there with magnificent groves of oak and other timber. The 
road extends from Chicago, on the northeast, to Cairo at the 
south, and from thence to Galena and Dunleith, in the north¬ 
west extreme.of the State, and as all the lands lie within fif¬ 
teen miles on each side of this road, ready and cheap means are 
afforded by it for transporting the products of the lands to sny ol 
those points, and from thence to Eastern and Southern markets. 
Moreover, the rapid growth of flourishing towns and villages 
along the line, and the great increase in population by immigra¬ 
tion, etc., afford a substantial and gt owing home demand for 
farm produce. 
The soil is a dark, rich mould,from one to five feet in depth, is 
gently rolling, and peculiarlv fitted for grazing cattle and sheep, 
or the cultivation of wheat, Indian corn, etc. 
Economy in cultivating, and great productiveness, are the 
well-known characteristics of Illinois lands. Trees are not re¬ 
quired to be cut down, stumps grubbed, or stone picked off, as 
is generally the case in cultivating new land in the older States. 
The first crop of Indian corn, planted on the newly broken sod. 
usually repays the cost of plowing and fencing. 
Wheat, sown on the newlv-turned sod is sure to yield very 
large profits. A man with a plow and two yoke of oxen will 
break onea nd a half to two acres per day. Contracts can he 
made for breaking, ready for corn or wheat, at from $2 to S2 50 
peraere. By judicious management, the land may be plowed 
and fenced the first, and under a high state of cultivation the 
second year. 
Corn, grain, cattle, etc , will be forwarded at reasonable rates 
to Chicago, for the Eastern market, and to Cairo for the South¬ 
ern. The lareer yield on the cheap lands of Illinois over the 
high-pr'ced lands in the Eastern and Middle States, is known 
to be much more than sufficient to pay the difference of trans- 
' portation to the Eastern market,. 
Bitufninous coal is mined at several points along the road, 
and is a cheap and desirable fuel. It can be delivered at several 
points along the road at C 1 50 to $4 per t« n. Wood can be had 
at the same rates per cord. 
Those who think of settling in Iowa or Minnesota, should 
bear in mind, that lands there of any value, along the water 
courses, and for manv miles inland, have been disposed of—that 
for those located in the interior, there are no conveniences for 
transport in? the produce to market., railroads not have been in¬ 
troduced there That to send the produce of these lands one or 
two hundred miles by -wagon to market, w ould cost, much more 
than the expense of cultiva’ing them; and hence, Government 
lands thus situated, at SI 25 per acre. arc. not so good invest¬ 
ments as the land of this Company at the prices fixed. 
The same remarks hold aood in relation to the lands in Kan¬ 
sas and Nebraska, for although vacant, lands may be found 
nearer the water courses, the distance to market is far greater, 
and every hundred miles the produce of those lands are carried 
either in wagons or interrupted water communications, in¬ 
creases the expenses of transportation, which must be borne by 
the settlers, in the reduced price of their products ; and to that 
extent precisely are tlie incomes from their farms, and of course, 
on their investments,annually and every vear reduced. 
The great fertility of the lands now offered for sale by this 
Comnnnv. and their consequent yield over those of the Eastern 
and Middle States, is much more than sufficient to pay the dif¬ 
ference in the cost of transportation, especially in view of the 
facilities furnished by t his road and others with which it, con¬ 
nects, the operation, of which arc not interrupted by the low 
water of Summer, or the frost of Winter. 
PRICE AND TERMS OF PAYMENT. 
The price will vary from $5 to $25, according to location, qual¬ 
ity, etc. Contracts fer deeds may be made during the year 1856, 
stipulating the purchase money to be paid in five annual install¬ 
ments. The first to become due in two years from the date 
of contract, and the others annually thereafter. The last pay¬ 
ment will become due at the end of the sixth year from the 
date of the contract. 
Interest will be charged at only three per cent . per annum- 
As a security to the performance of the contract, the first two 
years’ interest must be paid in advance, and it must be under¬ 
stood that at least one-tenth of the land purchased shall yearly 
be brought uuder cultivation. Twenty per cent, from the credit 
price will be deducted for cash. The Company’s construction 
bonds vill be received as cash. 
Ready Framed Farm Buildings , which can be set up in a few 
days, can be obtained from responsible persons. 
They will be twelve feet by twenty feet, divided into one liv¬ 
ing and three bedrooms, and will cost, complete, set up oil 
ground chosen anywhere along the road, $150 in cash, exclusive 
of transportation. Larger buildings may be contracted for at 
proportionate rates. The Company will forward all the materi¬ 
als for such buildings over i heir road promptly. 
Special arrangements with dealers can be made to supply 
those purchasing the Company’s lands with fencing materials, 
arricultural tools, and an outfit of provisions in any quantity, at 
the lowest wholesale prices. 
It is believed that the price, long credit, and low rate of inter¬ 
est charged for these lands, will enable a man wiih a few hun¬ 
dred dollars in cash, and ordinary industry, to make himself in¬ 
dependent before all the purchase money becomes due. In the 
mean time, the rapid set tlement of the country will probably 
have increased their value four or five fold. When required, au 
experienced person will accompany applicants, to give informa¬ 
tion and aid in selecting lands. 
Circulars, containing numerous instances of successful farm¬ 
ing, signed by respectable and well-known farmers living in the 
neighborhood of the Railroad lands throughout the State—also, 
the cost of fencing, price of cattle, expense of harvesting, 
threshing, etc., by contract—or any other information—will be 
clieevfullv given, on application, either personally or by letter, 
in English, French, or German, addressed to 
JOHN WILSON, 
Land Commissioner of the Illinois Central Railroad Co. 
Office, up to the 1st of May,No. 52 Michigan Avenue.Chicago 
Ill. After that date, in the new stone Passenger Depot, toot 
South Water-street. 112—117n5 
